Celebrity chef Pete Evans shares bizarre theories about coronavirus just days after 'posting a livestream of a conspiracy theorist' banned from YouTube over his outrageous claims
- Pete Evans posts series of bizarre coronavirus-related rants on social media
- Launched a scathing attack on mainstream media in one of his most recent posts
- He also posted a photo of his girls' kissing his mum while taking aim at minister
- Comes days after the celebrity chef and judge parted ways with Channel Seven
- Shared livestream of a UK conspiracy theorist banned from YouTube last week
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Celebrity chef Pete Evans has sparked more controversy by throwing his support behind ridiculous coronavirus theories as he unleashed a scathing attack on mainstream media.
The former My Kitchen Rules judge known as 'Paleo Pete' has been in the headlines recently after he shared a screenshot of a video featuring a British conspiracy theorist banned from YouTube over making unsubstantiated and dangerous claims about COVID-19.
Evans was also recently fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp he claimed could help treat coronavirus.
Days after he sensationally parted ways with Channel Seven, Evans let fly with another bizarre coronavirus-related rant.
In one of his most recent Instagram posts on Monday, Evans posted a meme of US President Donald Trump, which he captioned with an extraordinary attack of the mainstream media over its coverage of the virus crisis.
Pete Evans (pictured with wife Nicola) took to social media to slam mainstream media
'This may be a great time to take off the mainstream media lens, if that is what you have been viewing the world through, and perhaps look through a different lens....or not,' Evans' lengthy rant began.
'The choice is, and has always been yours. It may be very difficult for some, especially when long held beliefs may be challenged.
'I have personally seen what the mainstream media have ''attempted'' to do with me over the years even when my only intention has always been to encourage people to think and feel deeply and freely about the many pillars of health, including self love, and to question everything... even what I share.
'This is a very exciting time in human history and we can all manifest our own reality, or we can hand that over to others with their own agendas or conflicts of interests. Do you trust the ''experts''? #obamagate.'
Comments on Evan's lengthy and divisive Instagram post were later limited
The extraordinary rant was captioned on a US President Donald Trump meme shared by Evans
The post was met with divided opinion before comments on the post were later limited.
'In two weeks you just completely discredited all you had built up. All that good. Gone, wasted,' one person commented.
But Evans also received messages of support.
'Love this good on you for being so brave and sharing your thoughts or encouraging others to open up to different possibilities,' one fan wrote.
It's not the only bizarre social media rant by Evans in recent days.
He also shared a photo of a chart claiming to show the financial links between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation charity and various health and research bodies, as well as pharmaceutical companies.
'If you thought multinational food ties to health authorities was interesting, this could be a whole other level,' Evans wrote.
The celebrity chef known as Paleo Pete (pictured) is renowned for his controversial views
On Sunday, he posted a photo of his two daughters Chilli and Indii kissing his mum while taking aim at at NSW health minister Brad Hazzard, who earlier urged people to avoid kissing their mums on Mother's Day.
'We love you mum. Happy MUM day and thank you for being you and also a rebel in your own right. I will continue to give you a hug and a kiss every single f****n time I see you like I have over the last few months,' he wrote.
Evans has also weighed into the NRL's anti-vaxxing controversy after a number of stars refused to have the compulsory flu jab, defying the league and the overwhelming evidence of the benefits of vaccination.
'Fascinating times indeed. However I believe the correct term the players used was ''pro choice'',' Evans captioned a screenshot of a news article.
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In a Mother's Day post shared to Instagram on Sunday, the 47-year-old shared this photo of his mum, Joy, with her grandchildren
Last week, Evans has shared a screenshot of a video featuring British conspiracy theorist David Icke, who was banned from YouTube after he violated its policies by sharing misleading information about the health crisis and claimed COVID-19 is linked to the 5G mobile network.
Icke appeared on media platform London Real for a livestream titled 'The Broadcast They Don't Want You To See', which Evans shared a screenshot of and posted on Facebook.
'I have been reading mainstream news and I have been sharing their headlines over the years on this page,' Evans wrote.
'Here is an alternative view, I would be keen to hear your thoughts on this video as to whether there is any validity in this mans message, especially as there seems to be a lot of conflicting messages coming out of the mainstream these days.
'What is the truth? I personally loved the last 30 minutes talking about heart frequency and LOVE.'
Pete Evans has taken to social media in recent days with bizarre coronavirus-related rants
Evans was recently fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp that he bizarrely claimed could help treat coronavirus.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued two infringement notices to Pete's company for alleged breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
The celebrity chef livestreamed a video on Facebook on April 9 claiming a 'Biocharger' device could be used in relation to 'Wuhan Coronavirus'.
The TGA said the claims have no apparent foundation and are treating the allegations very seriously.
Any claim that references COVID-19 is banned under the legislation and the TGA has recently issued a warning to advertisers about the legality of it.
The fines were issued for the video and for advertising on Evans' website.
Pete Evans (pictured with wife Nicola) urged followers to take off the mainstream media lens
The advertisements on the website claimed the lamp was 'proven to restore strength, stamina, co-ordination and mental clarity' and 'sharpening your mental clarity'.
Evans called the claims 'unfounded' in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.
'The claims made by the TGA are totally unfounded and we will be strongly defending these claims. It is now in the hands of my lawyers,' he said.
Evans promoted his BioCharger NG Subtle Energy Platform on social media last month, describing it as a 'hybrid subtle energy revitalisation platform'.
Evans claimed he and his family use the 'non-invasive' lamp 'pretty much every day'.
Evans also said the lamp is programmed with thousands of recipes with 'a couple on there for Wuhan coronavirus that you may be interested in'.
There is no evidence it has any effect on the virus.
Evans was slammed by the Australian Medical Association for spruiking the machine.
Evans was recently fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp he claimed could treat coronavirus
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